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‘Taking care of business’ in Tanzania
HKLM Cape Town developed this new corporate identity to support prominent Tanzanian attorneys/advocates Mawalla Advocates. The big idea behind CI is‘ Taking Care of Business’.
First kiss – great ad produced here in Cape Town
A story about a little boy’s first kiss and his willingness to share what he has been given with the World.
Giant quilt turns into a great billboard
Hot off the heals of their Gold Loerie-winning Billboard of last year in which they built a billboard out of 6000 puzzle pieces over a four week period, Allan Gray and its ad agency King James have once again pushed the boundaries of outdoor media with their latest billboard that was erected at Cape Town International recently. In line with Allan Gray’s ongoing strategy of “anything worthwhile usually takes time”, over a three month period a giant three metre by twelve metre quilt was stitched out of twenty four different fabrics, with over nine hundred individual squares. The message ‘Patience is our virtue’ is patterned into the design. This quilt was then literally hung on the billboard.
Where to find the Alternatative Route
You can see it here in Cape Town, just before Constantia-Nek on Hout Bay Main Road.
2010 FIFA World Cup host city posters launched
FIFA has released the city posters for the host cities of the 2010 World Cup. The Cape Town poster, depicting the world famous Table Mountain celebrates diversity among its people while Durban shows off its character with bright colours and abundant ‘vibe’. For Johannesburg, prosperity is the inspiration behind the city’s poster but the city also made sure it included support for the national football team, Bafana Bafana, with green and gold as the colours. Mark thinks Bloem did the best design job while Nelspruit did something different.
The family 4×4
By Ogilvy Cape Town for VW. The family 4×4! Creative Director: Gordon Ray, Art Director: Jamie Mietz Copywriter: Gordon Ray Via
Jozi better than Moscow – survey
Cape Town, Johannesburg and Durban are amongst the top 65 business cities in emerging economies according to a new survey by Mastercard. “With the most cities in the Index outside the BRIC nations (Brazil, Russia, India and China), South Africa’s strong showing may reflect the ongoing opening of Africa to Western products, services and companies,” …
JSE building To Let
Amid the deluge of bad financial news and unstable world markets a large ‘To let’ banner now hangs outside the home of the SA stock exchange. But fear not – the banner is in fact an advert for Sanlam Investment Management.
ACSA flips me the finger
The ever so competent guardian of Cape Town’s first point of contact with visitors both local and foreign at Cape Town International Airport has come up with new ways to drive visitors in circles. By literally letting them drive in circles.